The latest Outlook Agent for Windows (Version 7.0) can be centrally deployed to end-user devices through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Before proceeding with central deployment, please review the requirements in the section below.
- Please reach out to our Support team via the Help Center to request the direct link to centrally deploy the Outlook Agent.
- Please be sure you have removed any previously installed versions of the Outlook Agent on devices being deployed to.
- Please be sure all users are leveraging the new Outlook for Windows as Outlook Agent Version 7.0 is not compatible with the classic version of Outlook for desktop.
If deploying an older version of the Outlook Agent, please refer to this article instead.
Requirements for Centralized Deployment of Add-Ins
Microsoft 365
- For Outlook, your users must be using one of the following:
- Version 1701 or later of Microsoft 365 Business licenses (Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium), Office 365 Enterprise licenses (E1/E3/E5/F3), or Microsoft 365 Enterprise licenses (E3/E5/F3).
- Version 1808 or later of Office Professional Plus 2019 or Office Standard 2019.
- Version 16.0.4494.1000 or later of Office Professional Plus 2016 (MSI) or Office Standard 2016 (MSI)*
- Version 15.0.4937.1000 or later of Office Professional Plus 2013 (MSI) or Office Standard 2013 (MSI)*
Exchange Online
- The admin deploying add-ins and the users receiving those add-ins must be on a version of Exchange Online that supports OAuth authentication.
- Users must have the following permission sets: My Custom Apps, My MarketPlace Apps, and My ReadWriteMailbox Apps.
For more information on the requirements and limitations of centralized deployment, please refer to this Microsoft resource.
Central Deployment Steps
Please note: In order to deploy an add-in via Centralized Deployment, you need to be either a Global admin or an Exchange admin in the organization.
Step 1
Log in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and go to the Settings > Integrated apps > Add-ins page
Step 2
Select "Upload Custom Apps"
Step 3
Select "Office Add-In" as the App type, paste the Outlook Agent XML URL, and click "Validate".
Step 4
Once the file is validated, select "Next".
Step 5
Select the appropriate options for the users/devices that you wish to deploy the Outlook Agent to and select "Next". There are three options:
- Your user
- Entire organization
- Specific users/groups
If running a test deployment, enable the "Is this a test deployment?" toggle. Terminus recommends testing with a few users before deploying to larger groups or the entire organization.
Step 6
Accept the app permissions requests and select "Next".
Step 7
Click "Finish Deployment" to deploy the Agent to end user devices.
Please note: Users might need to relaunch Outlook to view the add-in icon on the app ribbon. Outlook add-ins can take up to 24 hours to appear on app ribbons.
Modifying the Existing Deployment
If at any point, you wish to modify the devices you've deployed the Outlook Agent to, update the existing Agent version, or remove the Agent altogether, follow the steps below.
- Navigate to the installed Terminus Signatures app and select "Edit Users".
- From this window, you can edit the following settings:
- Select "Update add-in" if you wish to update the existing Outlook Agent version
- Select "Edit Users" to modify the devices you've deployed the Outlook Agent to.
- Select "Remove app" to uninstall the Outlook Agent for all users.
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